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A matter of Record - Donegal Democrat down the years

This week’s look back at the Democrat archives with Michael McHugh looks at proposals for utilising the Erne for power purposes, decades before it actually came to fruition, the closure of the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Company, “now ...

19 Aug 2023 at 14:20

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Owencarrow viaduct disaster anniversary next Monday

Next Monday, January 30 marks the 98th anniversary of one of the worst rail disasters in the country when part of a passenger train overturned by the wind while crossing the viaduct between Kilmacrennan and Creeslough. It was the worst ...

25 Jan 2023 at 21:00

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Four people killed and several injured in train crash in Donegal on this day in 1925

Four people were killed and several people were seriously injured following a train crash in Donegal on this day in 1925. At around 8.00 pm on January 30, 1925 a train from Letterkenny to Burtonport was crossing the Owencarrow Viaduct ...

30 Jan 2021 at 15:20

Local News

End of the line - 60 years ago today last trains ran on the Co. Donegal Railways network

Today, December 31, marks the 60th anniversary of the last scheduled trains that ran on the once extensive Co. Donegal Railways (CDR) network. On this day in 1959, the final journeys for many passengers were made on lines that spread ...

31 Dec 2019 at 08:00

Donegal Life

Fascinating drone footage and interviews in new DVD about old railway line in Donegal

A new DVD about the old Letterkenny to Burtonport Railway will be launched in the Station House Hotel, Letterkenny, this Friday at 8.00 pm. Filmed and produced by Arthur Lynch, it contains some fascinating drone footage of the ...

20 Feb 2020 at 08:29

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